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Julian Opie — This is Shahnoza 4
Julian Opie

This is Shahnoza 4

A sleek and reductive screenprint by Julian Opie, *This is Shahnoza 4* distills the human figure into bold, flat areas of color with minimal line work, characteristic of the artist's iconic graphic style. The work reduces portraiture to its most essential elements, stripping away detail in favor of a clean, almost logo-like representation reminiscent of digital illustration and signage. Printed on Somerset Satin paper with full margins, the piece exemplifies Opie's ongoing exploration of identity and representation through the language of contemporary visual culture.

Medium
Screenprint, on Somerset Satin paper, with full margins,

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Evening & Day Editions

June 9, 2016

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Julian Opie, This is Shahnoza 4

A sleek and reductive screenprint by Julian Opie, *This is Shahnoza 4* distills the human figure into bold, flat areas of color with minimal line work, characteristic of the artist's iconic graphic style. The work reduces portraiture to its most essential elements, stripping away detail in favor of a clean, almost logo-like representation reminiscent of digital illustration and signage. Printed on Somerset Satin paper with full margins, the piece exemplifies Opie's ongoing exploration of identity and representation through the language of contemporary visual culture.

Medium
Screenprint, on Somerset Satin paper, with full margins,
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Cool Mood, Graphic Style, Bold Colors, Male Artist, Flat Colors, British Artist, Bold Outlines, Screenprint, Print On Paper, Pop Art, Paper, Figurative Art, Portrait, Flat Color, Contemporary Art, Established Artist, Minimalist Style, Minimalism

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Melissa Avery